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You seem to know what you are talking about Jimmy, so help me out. What we are dealing with here is fitting sleeves into a CAT 3126, which is a parent bore engine. This is not cleanup reboring for replacement sleeves, it is fitting sleeves into a parent bore for the first time. I don't think...

Not to sound cynical, but that would scare me. Three reasons why- 1: Metal flash removal. Blocks that are bored should be flushed clean. 2: Decking. A block that is bored and sleeved should have its deck resurfaced to be sure it is perfectly flat. This will also be an issue with this...

DaveKC wrote: "I think the new rules were designed around lobbying and state revenues." I think he is exactly right. It looks like the government is pretty set on not allowing these log rules to change at this point. That 14 hour rule is like prohibition- everyone is just going to cheat and...

I just thought of another thing you might want to discuss with the shop. With sleeves in the original bores, the pistons are going to be that additional thickness of the sleeve width away from the water jackets in the block, thus decreasing heat transfer to the cooling system. With a...

The thickness of the sleeve walls X2 will have to come off of the piston diameter, thus decreasing displacement and some power if the original sized bores are sleeved. -Weave-

Last posting I saw was Nov 1st on Truck Talk. -Weave-

If the work you and your wife did in the vans and step vans is verifiable, many of the expedite companies will accept it as commercial experience and may allow you to run a CDL straight truck with them. A fleet owner with trucks leased to other companies does not set those company rules, they...

How many things in trucking happen fast?? You aren't missing much: Into Canada, no problem. Into USA- pain. Same old-same old. -Weave-

Just change that 6 hours of sleeper berth time you "finish up" to 10 hours of sleeper berth time Geo, and you are good to roll another 11 hours of driving without having to log the additional 10 hours off. Just gained you 6 legal hours;-) -Weave-

That is where loose leaf logs or running a computer log book program come in handy, you could have just switched the time at home to sleeper berth to hold the 14 hour clock, who would have known if you were at home or in your sleeper? Then you could have ran the load safely and legally on your...

I am a little confused how they are going to put sleeves into the original bores without switching to undersized pistons? The procedure to use the same sized pistons involves removing and overboring the block to fit the sleeves. Somehow the thickness of the sleeves has to be accounted for. If...

Now we just have to pray that the block will take to having the sleeves in it without any cooling troubles. -Weave-

Canada is optional with many of the expedite carriers. They will however recommend that you take loads in and out of Canada to increase your revenue potential. There have been many drivers at places I have ran at that can't go into Canada. Running with All-State, only about 1 out of every 20...

I ran with the new rules on my DDL program the last 2 weeks of last year just to see what difference they would make. Answer- essentially none. Get extra hour of diving, have to take 2 extra hours off, not that big of a deal. 14 hour rule had no effect on my opertations at all. I still log...

As long as the weight of the freight in the box and the forklift don't exceed the rating of your axle, you are OK. But as Doggie Daddy stated, some of those forklifts are very heavy, and could damage your springs when rolling on board. -Weave-

That is good to know. Cummins has had a wet sleeve kit for the B5.9 for some time, but I never heard of one for the 3126 till now. To install sleeves on most parent bores, the engine will have to be removed from the frame to overbore the cylinders to insert the wet sleeves, unless the type CAT...

I can understand having a good attitude and all that when pulled off for something legitimate. But silverdollar stated they saw no plate up front. Wouldn't common sense tell them to check the back instead of pulling him off and wasting his time? It's like "Humm, never saw a straight truck...

It was fun, only lasted about an hour for me as the server started getting screwey around 10 PM and booting all of us off. Maybe better luck will be had next time around. -Weave-

I think you did get that right Sharp, although I am no expert on tags either as I have never owned nor had the need for one with the places I have ran at. If I were to put one on my truck it would be the "pusher" ahead of the drive axle type, but the need has yet to arise. Always keep your...

Just about all the expedite carriers I know of require dolly legs on your truck to lease on with them. Most of the auto plants will require you use them too. My truck is set up so that when I drop the air in my suspension, the dolly legs are already nearly on the ground, and only a few cranks...